https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419 References chapter by chapter en-us 2022-02-23 18:10:29 UTC 2025-12-01 23:59:01 UTC hello@padlet.com tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063207782 All about the historical Hydrodamalis Gigas that went extinct by 1768]]> 2022-02-23 18:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063207782 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063254554 There are roughly 350 Right Whales left in the world - on the brink of extinction ]]> 2022-02-23 19:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063254554 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063260249 Great White Sharks are very social creatures and they are warm-blooded - meaning they can regulate their own body temperature]]> 2022-02-23 19:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063260249 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063293632 Amazon won the 'amazon' domain dispute - which angered many South American regions ]]> 2022-02-23 19:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063293632 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063301175 The Clymene Dolphin's largest threats are entanglement (in fishing gear), hunting, and ocean noise]]> 2022-02-23 19:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063301175 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063353323 The evolutionary dolphin fin (as well as sharks) provides stability in swimming and thermal regulation]]> 2022-02-23 20:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063353323 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063482161 Bambara was a civil rights activist along with being an author/writer, teacher, and later in her life became involved with script-writing before passing away from colon cancer in 1995]]> 2022-02-23 22:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063482161 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063487246 Wells-Barnett was an African American activist for sexism, racism, and violence (focused on lynching) in the late 19th and early 20th century. She was also a mother to four children before passing away in 1931]]> 2022-02-23 22:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063487246 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063500402 This kind of dolphin develops spots as it ages]]> 2022-02-23 22:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063500402 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063510045 A cetacean includes all whales, dolphins, and porpoises]]> 2022-02-23 22:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063510045 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063517885 Alexis De Veaux, PhD., is the author of eight books, an artist, lecturer, and has worked for multiple community based organizations]]> 2022-02-23 23:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063517885 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063533994 Rainer Schimpf found himself in the mouth of a Bryde's whale while filming a sardine runoff. The whale then let him go when it realized Schimpf was not prey. Schimpf survived]]> 2022-02-23 23:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063533994 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063538151 The leopard seal is known to eat other species of seal pups including the Weddell seal, Ross seal, southern elephant seal, and Antarctic fur seal]]> 2022-02-23 23:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063538151 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063548325 The New Zealand Sea Lion is one of the rarest sea lions as well as very endangered. Only about 9,000 remain]]> 2022-02-23 23:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2063548325 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072656209 The hooded seal is a more aggressive kind of seal and they are not social at all. They can dive from 325 to 1,950 feet for about 10-15 minutes at a time to search for food]]> 2022-03-02 02:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072656209 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072672758 Smith grew up in California and graduated from Harvard University. Smith is an author, poet, and educator. She was recognized as poet laureate of the U.S. in 2017. She has won many other awards and received grants as well]]> 2022-03-02 02:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072672758 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072757136 The National Audubon Society is an organization that protects birds and their habitats. In accordance to their work in water, they make sure that the water is clean in places where birds use the water as a resource ]]> 2022-03-02 03:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072757136 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072761313 Nyong’o is a professor at Yale University and teaches African American Studies, American Studies, and Theater Studies. He focuses on the musical and performative aspects of blackness. He also won the Errol Hill Award for the first book he ever wrote]]> 2022-03-02 03:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072761313 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072783724 The Vaquita is the most rare marine mammal on Earth. There are maybe only 10 left in the world. They are usually caught in gillnets in illegal fishing operations in the Mexican Gulf of California ]]> 2022-03-02 03:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072783724 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072798523 Howlett died on July 10th, 2017. He was a whale rescuer. He was rescuing North Atlantic right whale No. 4123 from entanglement when he was struck by the whales tail. He did free the whale. It was said that he was very happy when he saw he freed the whale but, shortly after that he was struck]]> 2022-03-02 03:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072798523 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072810562 Stanley is an author, theorist, and professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of California. Stanley has a focus on racial and gender violence in the U.S. and wrote about it in his book, "Atmospheres of Violence"]]> 2022-03-02 04:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072810562 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072824538 This extinct whale is known as the largest whale ever known. It is roughly 12-13 million years old and was 45-60 feet long. It inhabited the southeastern Pacific Ocean and was only found in Peru. Its teeth were over double the size of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex teeth discovered]]> 2022-03-02 04:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2072824538 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077251902 A video of an encounter with a Sperm Whale. Their mouths are very small!]]> 2022-03-04 04:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077251902 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077273001 Audre Lorde giving a powerful speech when marching for rights of lesbian and gay men]]> 2022-03-04 04:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077273001 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077286303 A short video with some explanation about this species of manatee]]> 2022-03-04 04:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077286303 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077292441 This video shows the difference between the Dugong and Manatee species!]]> 2022-03-04 04:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077292441 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077309829 The pusa seal (Ringed seal) is an endangered seal (good videos on this webpage as well)]]> 2022-03-04 04:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077309829 tayawall https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077317322 The lutra felina, also known as the sea cat, is the smallest marine mammal in the world]]> 2022-03-04 04:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tayawall/csxbc4n0f4q57419/wish/2077317322